Mga Anyo at Antas ng Pag-asa na Nakapaloob sa mga Diskurso ng Kilusang El Shaddai.

This paper examined the different forms and levels of hope that are contained in the discourses of the El Shaddai Movement. This paper has six parts. First, it explored the person of Velarde and the current shape of the movement that he founded. Second, it laid down its research methodology, particularly the theories that were used in reading the said discourses which were taken from the thoughts of Weber, Bloch, and Mannheim. Third, using the theory of Bloch, the paper identified the elements of hope that are contained in the said discourses as expressions ofpopular culture. Fourth, using the theory of Mannheim, it examined the tension between ideology and utopia within the said discourses, in order to ascertain if the movement's hope can promise anything in the field ofpolitical and social order. Fifth, using the theory of Weber, this paper examined traces of Protestant ethic in the said discourses that could serve as hope in thefield ofeconomics. As conclusion, this paper compared the different forms and levels of hope that were uncovered from the said discourses, and explored their implications on Philippine politics and society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]